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1. The University Credit Union has engaged your services to determine the cost o

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Question

1. The University Credit Union has engaged your services to determine the cost of its various activities. The following data are available for a representative branch.

Process deposits

Process checks

Balance inquiries

Other activities

Total cost

Tellers

30%

40%

10%

20%

$150,000

Asst Mgr

10%

10%

5%

75%

75,000

Manager

2%

3%

5%

90%

90,000

The average branch processes 600,000 deposits and 1,250,000 check transactions each year.

1-1.   Compute cost per deposit

1-2.   Compute cost to process a check

Process deposits

Process checks

Balance inquiries

Other activities

Total cost

Tellers

30%

40%

10%

20%

$150,000

Asst Mgr

10%

10%

5%

75%

75,000

Manager

2%

3%

5%

90%

90,000

Explanation / Answer

*30%×$150,000. Similar computation apply for other cells.

1-1

Cost per deposit:$54,300/600,000 deposits=$0.0905 per deposit

1-2

Cost per check:$70,200/1,250,000 checks=$0.05616 per check

Process deposits process checks balance enquiry other activities total costs Tellers $45,000* $60,000 $15,000 $30,000 $150,000 Assistant manager $7,500 $7,500 $3,750 $56,250 $75,000 Managers $1,800 $2,700 $4,500 $81,000 $90,000 Total $54,300 $70,200 $23,250 $167,250 $315,000